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Offline BlueJ1

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« Reply #15 on: July 04, 2004, 09:33:18 PM »
Something from HT would be nice on the whole pork and night issue.
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« Reply #16 on: July 04, 2004, 11:26:43 PM »
I really miss the night time.  I know folk moaned about it.  I also know some, not all, couldn't be arsed to sort out their Gamma.  Perhaps night should last less than it was in AH I.  Perhaps 40% or err 50 % less time.

As for strat guys (me included here)   i.e  goon jabo and bombers, night time is / was a blessing.  I would like to see it back.

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« Reply #17 on: July 04, 2004, 11:32:01 PM »
I would love to see night come back. IIRC it didnt last that long to begin with but it was fun!
I think it would add to the imersion part of the game. Disabling the gamma slider fully or even partially would be a good idea too.

I really dont understand why its not back in the game. I remember HT's original comment on why it was taken out and IMHO it should be reinstated.
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« Reply #18 on: July 04, 2004, 11:36:43 PM »
Unfortuneately I disagree on most of your points.
If this is a 'Sim' and not a game (as advertised), then why should DAR be undestroyable, why should fuel be unporkable etc etc.
Seems as though peolple only want the realism that suits their gameplay, e.g lets have more realistic ballistics and flight models but we don't want anything else that gets in the way, or happens to be inconvenient. Make a choice one way or another.
Just how close do want bases, the majority (not all) are within 25 miles of each other, any closer we could fire at each other at the ends of the runways.
This is why in another post I said we are have two ways of playing that CANNOT co-exist as things stand. Some prefer furballs others building battling. At the moment the "Sim" is heavily biased towards the furballers.
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I agree, but HT must feel like a yo-yo trying to please ppl all the time.
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« Reply #19 on: July 04, 2004, 11:51:49 PM »
Bring back the Night, Bring back the ability to pork. Leave all else the same....and to keep the furballers happy...

New triangle arena with 3 bases at 10k 10miles apart  and a tank town below, Bases unporkable!!!

Then when you get bored with that game, come back to the Main arena and play a simulation.

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« Reply #20 on: July 05, 2004, 12:36:00 AM »
I would like to see night again.
In AH1 I didn't like it much but in AH2 I can actually see the ground. I have become a total bomber pilot in AH2 and it would be nice if once in a while they couldn't see my slow moveing dot's on the horizon. night would be fine as long as I can see the target in my bomb sight. :)  
  I understand that the furballers might not like it much but let us few buff pilots have some fun too.    This from a buffs point of view.
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« Reply #21 on: July 05, 2004, 01:03:38 AM »
Say no to night, and NO to fuel and base porking!!
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« Reply #22 on: July 05, 2004, 01:10:07 AM »
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Say no to night, and NO to fuel and base porking!!


I understand about the base porking...I get that.
Why not have night? Why is it a big deal to not have it?
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« Reply #23 on: July 05, 2004, 01:19:58 AM »
If we're going to have the sun be a red giant in the sky then bring on the night to balance it out. Better yet bring out the night whenever rooks out number bish 3:1.

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« Reply #24 on: July 05, 2004, 07:34:28 AM »
Night gives opportunity to the thnking fighter pilot, too. I miss the careful dot dar scanning, guessing the buffs target, upping an interceptor and positioning the attack angle.... sneaking up hopefully undetected and finally whaling away. Night NOE bomb runs, with icons below the bombers -- what a challenge that would be to stop!
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« Reply #25 on: July 05, 2004, 07:35:13 AM »
sorry -- just edited out my double post. D*&% internet lag
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« Reply #26 on: July 05, 2004, 07:41:50 AM »
Be interesting to find out which country had the highest percentage of complaints about porking and night...I have my suspicions.
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« Reply #27 on: July 05, 2004, 08:03:48 AM »
Although I did enjoy AH when they did have completely dark night time, I'm unsure whether I'd like to see its return mostly because it screwed my eyes up!  It wouldn't be too bad if you could alter the brightness of the clipboard, but everytime you brought it up it dazzled you and screwed you eyes up again.

Anyway, with the introduction of the gamma slider it would be pointless reintroducing it because people would just turn their gamma up.  Even if it was 'forced' night time you can still adjust gamma externally - I have my video card mapped to a couple of key presses to increase/decrease gamma in game.
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« Reply #28 on: July 05, 2004, 09:43:32 AM »
I think night would require more thought.................

It should really be the preserve of the night battles of WWII between night fighters and night bombers as well as the deep night time "intruder" missions................

It would require changes to augment.............

Shortening icon mode as it gets darker.......

Air borne radar............. (Oboe etc)

Search lights...............

Very Lights fired from ack....................

Not to mention a plane set of the various night fighters and intruders...........

Mossie, Hurri, Ju88, ME110 equipped in their night fighter/interceptor roles
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« Reply #29 on: July 05, 2004, 10:35:07 AM »
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I understand about the base porking...I get that.
Why not have night? Why is it a big deal to not have it?



It's just me.  I log in at night after I get the kids to bed and get done with my school work, etc.  All I want is to do is find a really good furball or some symblance of one where I can fly the AC I want.  When the fuel was down to 25%, I couldn't do that, at least for more than a few minutes.

Nightime  just sux for my eyes .  I hate having to work that hard to *see* my virtual enemy.  I just want to relax and have some virtual air to air combat.
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